superior sagittal sinus

English

Noun

superior sagittal sinus (plural superior sagittal sinuses)

1. (anatomy) One of two venous sinuses of the dura mater passing backward in the convex attached superior margin of the falx cerebri and ending at the internal occipital protuberance by fusion with the transverse sinus.

   Coordinate term: inferior sagittal sinus

Translations

dural venous sinus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上矢狀竇／上矢状窦 (shàng shǐzhuàng dòu)

References

• “sagittal sinus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.